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OFFICERS Heath Wassem , Fenway GC President Brian Crowell, GlenArbor GC Secretary Carl Alexander, GC of Purchase Treasurer Stuart Waack, Silvermine GC
First Vice President David Jones, Silver Spring CC Second Vice President
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shawn Baker, Greens at Half Hollow Michael Breed, Michael Breed Golf Academy
Mike Diffley, Pelham CC Dave Fusco, Patriot Hills GC Robert Gick, Sand Point GC Jamie Kilmer, Wheatley Hills GC Rob Labritz, GlenArbor Club Cory Muller, CC of Darien Sean Quinlivan, Piping Rock Club Michael Shank, North Shore CC
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Chris Case, Mount Kisco CC Joe Felder, Griff Harris GC Bobby Heins, Old Oaks CC Tom Henderson, Round Hill Club Ben Hoffhine, Wykagyl CC Greg Hurd, North Hempstead CC Jim Smoot, Huntington CC
Staff Members Charles Robson, Executive Director Kelli Clayton, Membership Director Jeff Voorheis, Tournament Director Dan Frankel, Tournament Administrator Dan Kiley, Tournament Administrator Tony Murrell, Controller Emily Powers, Communications Intern
www.met.pga.com
Lincoln/Club Car Met PGA Pro-Presidents - Fenway Hosts Westchester Teams on May 20th / Long Island Event at Pine Hollow on May 21st
Two of the most important events on our schedule are the Lincoln/Club Car sponsored Pro-President Championships. These are important days to spend with your President or some other key officer and we do our best to make sure it is a comfortable setting for everyone. The Pro-President events are open to PGA Member head professionals and their Club President or delegates. Westchester, CT and Upstate professionals will tee it up at Fenway on Tuesday, May 20th while the Long Island contingent will play one day later at Pine Hollow on Wednesday, May 21st. We are so appreciative to have two great golf courses making a first class presentation as they do for so many of our Met PGA events. We encourage
professionals to arrange their own pairing for these afternoon shotguns or if they do not have a pairing, we will arrange one for you.
Metropolitan PGA Newsletter May 1, 2014
METROPOLITAN PGAMETROPOLITAN PGA
May 27th & 28th are Dates for the POLO Met PGA Head Pro Championship Presented by Club Car at
Country Club of Darien
The 2014 POLO Golf Met PGA Head Pro Championship presented by Club Car promises to be another outstanding event. Polo’s involvement as title sponsor will help showcase our head professionals at a great event as well as providing product to all the competitors. We also appreciate the continued involvement from our great friends at Club Car. Country Club of Darien should be an ideal venue for this event
that includes a regular division and a senior division for those head professionals who wish to compete in the 50 and over group.
2014 Met PGA Special Awards Selections Announced
The Metropolitan PGA’s Special Awards Committee is pleased to announce the following award recipients for 2014. We will be honoring all but the Professional of the Year at our Fall Meeting and Forum. The Professional of the Year will be part of the Spring Forum ceremonies. Our Additional Nominations have been finalists for the National Awards previously and have been resubmitted by our Committee. We congratulate all of the following: Professional of the Year Darrell Kestner, Deepdale GC Horton Smith Award Michael Shank, North Shore CC Bill Strausbaugh Award John Kennedy, Westchester CC Youth Player Development Award Nick Maselli, Old Oaks CC Teacher of the Year Jeff Warne, The Bridge Player Development Award Max Galloway, Mohansic GC Patriot Award Greg Bisconti, The Saint Andrew’s GC Merchandiser of the Year (Private) Chris Kenney, Patterson Club Merchandiser of the Year (Public) Darren Stanek, Harbor Links GC
Additional Nominations include: Tom Henderson, Round Hill for the Professional of the Year
Stuart Waack, Silvermine GC for the Youth Player Development Award
PGA & Trump Unveil Major Plans
PGA Championship Coming to
Trump Bedminster in 2022
See the full release attached
The Race Continues - May Offers Four Lincoln Pro-Am Sites
Our Lincoln Pro-Ams are an important part of our tournament schedule and the early season response to these events has been excellent. Not only do these events provide professionals with an opportunity to play on a number of terrific area courses, but it is also a great networking tool for assistants and all our professionals. The Pro-Ams also provide Lincoln with the exposure they seek in addition to their major
sponsorship of our events (Met PGA, Women’s Met Open plus our Pro-Presidents and Pro-Ams). We are excited to have four great sites on the schedule for May and hope our professionals from throughout the Section will take advantage of these opportunities. The schedule includes Knollwood CC on May 8th, Hollow Brook CC on May 12th, Bonnie Briar CC on May 15th and Sands Point Golf Club on May 22nd. Check out the “Race for the Lease” standings on the web site and please remind your golfers to take advantage of the Lincoln Test Drive opportunities. Winning combined gross and net winners will be competing for a berth in the season ending Mohegan Sun Tournament of Champions on Oct. 7th.
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Lenox Advisors NY State Open Entry is Online
The Lenox Advisors New York State Open Championship entry is online and entries are now being accepted. Players are reminded that filing an entry acknowledges acceptance of the rules and regulations and that eligibility for all players is in accordance with the championship rules. Please note the entry deadline of May 23rd and make sure the qualifying site selected will avoid any possible conflicts. Qualifyings in our Section will be Colonial Springs (June 11th), Garrison Golf
Club (June 17th), Lawrence (June 23rd) and Hampshire (June 25th). The Championship proper is at The Black Course at Bethpage on July 22nd – 24th.
Met PGA Directory and Magazine are Now Online - Directories Have Also Been Distributed Check out the links to these publications on our web site. The Magazine is available to all and the Directory is password protected on our Pro’s Corner.
Throughout the first month we have been handing out and mailing our 2014 Met PGA Golf Directory. Additional copies will be available at events or by contacting the Met PGA Office.
Met PGA Returns to Pinehurst on Nov. 2nd – 5th - Pro-Am is Expected to Be A Sell-Out Thanks to 2014 US Open Championships
We are getting ready to accept entries for the 2014 Met PGA Pro-Am at Pinehurst. We are thrilled to be making a return to this classic destination that has recently undergone some terrific renovations in anticipation of the 2014 US Open and US Women’s Open. The lure of a great track and playing at this year’s US Open venue assures us of a quick sell-out. Please check with Jeff Voorheis if you have questions about the registration process and the entry form and information are on the web site. Our Nov. 2-5 Pro-Am includes tournament rounds on #2, #4 and #8. Entry forms faxed to the section must be accompanied with credit cards. At minimum, a $1000 deposit per amateur will be charged upon receipt of entry form.
Head Professional Update – Met PGA Club Association Mailing is Coming Soon In early May we will be sending out an important mailing for our Head Professionals. This will be a renewal or member-ship application form for our Met PGA Club Association. This $300.00 fee funded by our area clubs and courses contrib-utes to many of the key activities we take great pride in. The Club Association funds help support our Educational pro-grams, our Employment & Club Relations initiatives, our many Communications vehicles as well as our growth of the game priorities. Each year we have been fortunate to have between 120 and 150 clubs and courses join our Met PGA Club Association. Our thanks to our head professionals who promote the Met PGA Club Association with their GM, Presi-dent and/or facility leaders.
Head Professional Contributions Top $8,000.00
Our sincere thanks to all the head professionals who added a contribution to the Assistants Fund when paying their 2014 Met PGA Tournament Dues. We are over $8,000.00 at this time, a record in contributions. These additional funds allow the Assistants Tour to pay out purses to 40% of the field as opposed to 33%, increasing the opportunities for our assistants and apprentices to earn a check.
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The 63rd MGWA National Awards Dinner at Westchester Marriott on June 23rd Features Couples and Lopez
One of golf’s best celebrations is the annual Metropolitan Golfwriters Awards Dinner. This year’s event will be June 23rd at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown with a great lineup of honorees on hand to receive the recognition from the area Golfwriters. Fred Couples will be the featured Gold Tee Award recipient. Among the other honorees are golfing legend, Nancy Lopez (Winnie Palmer Award) and one of the most entertaining authors and speakers on any golf circuit, John Fein-stein (the Linc Werden Golf Journalism Award). Travelers, title sponsor of the Tour stop in Hartford will receive the Bing Crosby Tournament Sponsor Award. For ticket information, contact Kate Keller at the MGA at 914 347-4653 ([email protected]).
Upcoming Educational Opportunities Aimpoint Seminars with John Hobbins at Colonial Springs on May 6th and at Griff Harris on May 13th
FlightScope Academy May 28th John Hobbis of Chelsea Piers is offering two free clinics on the Aimpoint method of green-reading as well as featur-ing some training aids used to teach Aimpoint. The first of the two clinics will be at Colonial Springs on May 6th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Click here to register. The second will be at Griff Harris Golf Course on May 13th, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The programs are free of charge and PGA Members in attendance will receive 2 MSR credits in education. Click here to register. There will be a Westchester Digital Summit at the Westchester County Center on May 15th from 9 am to 6 pm. For more info contact John Zanzarella (914 490-0253 - [email protected]) or go to www.westchesterdigitalsummit.com. There will be a FlightScope Academy on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Essex County CC. For more information please click here. 8 MSR Credits Available for PGA Professionals.
New PGA Members Six more professionals were elected to PGA Membership since the end of March. We congratulate and welcome Anthony Aruta, A-6 teaching professional at The Staten Island Golf Practice Center, Kyle Kszepka, A-8 assistant to Sean Farren at The Creek Club, Christopher Mikulka, A-8 assistant to Brian Gaffney at Quaker Ridge Golf Club, Mat-thew Foster, an assistant professional at Atlantic Golf Club with Rick Hartmann, Daniel Lee an assistant for Darrell
Kestner at Deepdale and John Rowe of New York City, an Inactive Member who has just been reinstated. Our best wishes to all these professionals on their PGA membership status.
Quarter Century Club Addition Jim Fitzmaurice, formerly of Blue Hill and a Retired Life Member is the latest Met Section addition to the Quarter Century Club recognizing his 25 years of membership.
Two Achieve Half Century Club Status It is always impressive to recognize those PGA Members who have achieved 50 years of membership and are recognized with their election to the PGA’s prestigious Half-Century Club. This month, two of our
great members, George Cosgrove long-time head professional at Rock Hill and Bob Joyce off Southampton GC, for-mer Section President and Met PGA Hall of Famer, attained Half Century Club status having logged 50 years of PGA membership. Congratulations to both George and Bob on this recognition.
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Former Met PGA Professional of the Year Mickey Homa Passes Away at 90
Unfortunately many of today’s members are not aware of what a special professional and person, Michael “Mickey” Homa was. The 1988 Metropolitan PGA Professional of the Year recently passed away in his home in Fairfield at the age of 90. A great player who owned a number of area titles, including two Westchester Opens, his style and humil-ity graced a number of area clubs and courses where he toiled including Westchester CC, Rolling Hills and H. Smith Richardson. He started in golf late, having been an outstanding basketball player, by working under the tutelage of Tommy Armour at the former Rockledge CC. Our sincere condolences to his wife of 63 years, Wanda, his sons Mi-chael Jr. and Tom, their wives and five grandchildren.
For Sale
Any Professional wishing to make $500.00-$5,000.00 each season selling high quality white and color used golf balls with no investment, please contact Tom Lupinacci 904-233-1023. Tom also has hit away golf balls @ .15 each. Free delivery for orders over 3000 balls. Tom is also looking for golf antiques i.e. ceramics, medals, statues and unu-sual wood shaft golf clubs. Tom also has very good used factory white range balls @ $3.00 per doz. Free delivery for orders over 3,000 balls. Tom also has wonderful golf artwork for sale for tournament prizes. Tom is looking for used yellow factory range balls in good condition! Tom is also looking for pre 1925 US Open winner signatures! John Kennedy of Westchester has Free Club Racks - Dark wood - hold 36, 50, 60 and 72 clubs. No charge - Call 914-798-5285 to arrange pick up.
2014-2015 Fiscal Year PGA Dues
Everyone with an E-Mail address in the PGA of America data base will receive an email notification the week of May 1, 2014 that they can view, print and/or pay the FY2014/2015 dues online. Those with an E-Mail address will not receive a printed invoice.
For those individuals whose employer pays their dues, they should log onto PGALinks to print an invoice to submit to their employer for payment processing. Anyone who pays by check should have their member/apprentice number included in the "Note" portion of the check and/or on the check stub.
Those individuals without an E-Mail address will be sent a printed invoice the week of May 1, 2014. The due date for this invoice is June 30, 2014 to avoid suspension and late fee assessment.
Payments by check should be mailed to: PGA of America, PO Box 31089, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420-1089.
Kyle Baehler Attains Certification in Teaching & Coaching Willow Ridge assistant professional, Kyle Baehler recently completed the certification requirements for the PGA’s Teaching & Coaching Certification. Kyle joins a growing list of outstanding professionals who have attained this distinction.
Propourri Carr Golf is staging their 2nd Annual Invitational Pro-Am in Ireland, open to 20 teams, Oct. 19th – 24th with tournament rounds at Portmarnock, Royal County Down, Royal Portrush and a practice day at Royal Dublin. Hotel accommodations at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links and the Europa Hotel. Click here for a brochure on this special Pro-Am event………. Kay McMahon and Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club in Lenox, MA are hosting “A Day with Pat Bradley” on May 17th from 9 am to 1 pm. Fee is $119.00 for adults ($79 for juniors). Space is limited. Click here for more info.
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Mentor Monday at The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club on May 19th - A Special Event for Head Professionals and Assistants
The season for the Assistants Tour and related activities is off to a fast start. Following the opening meeting at Cherry Valley and with a nearly completed schedule of Assistant Tour events already posted, the 2014 season looks to be a special one. In addition to the full field for the Assistant-Assistant Match Play Championship (a year-long event with 64 teams and now a small waiting list), and the over-subscribed Spring Major at Stanwich the Assistants Tour will gear up for the 2nd edition of Mentor Monday on May 19th. Last year was the inaugural version and the combination of education, networking, fraternalism and competition made this an instant winner. This year’s event will be Monday, May 19th at The Saint Andrew’s Golf Club. A panel discussion with Jamie Kilmer, Greg Bisconti, Cory Muller and Mike Summa will headline the morning program. Lunch and a shotgun follow the educational presentations. Our goal is to get as many of the less-tenured assistants, apprentices and PGM PGA University graduates to team with fellow assistants and at least one head professional in each pairing. This creates an entire day of some mentoring and networking for everyone involved. It is also not too early to be thinking about end of the season assistant honors and opportunities either. The Taylor Made Assistant of the Year Award is based on service and performance. All candidates for the Gene Borek Squire Cup Team will be considered along with any other applicant who supports the Met PGA programs and activities (education, tournament and growth of the game), and are involved with fund-raising or community initiatives (such as Junior Golf, Patriot Golf Day, etc.). The Board also seeks representatives of the ideals of our Section in promoting the importance of playing and teaching the game. Assistants will also once again be competing for the Gil McNally Most Improved Assistant Player Award (based on performance in 2013 and 2014). The award is sponsored by The Treiber Group in recognition of Gil McNally, long time head professional at Garden City Golf Club and a role model for assistants and head professionals to emulate. Scarsdale’s Pete Catanzaro won the trophy and the $2,500.00 prize last year based on his improvement on the scoring average from the 2012 to 2013 seasons. The Assistants have continued their policy to try and combat slow play in their Tour events. In all Assistants Tour shotgun events, players will have 35 minutes from the time the 3rd group’s scorecard is returned to complete play and report to the scoring area. The first offense will provide for a warning and posting of the violators on the web site. Penalties will be assessed for future infractions including ultimately the penalty of disqualification. The policy adopted by the Met PGA Board of Directors to assist with players struggling to be competitive has also been continued. It is felt that the Assistants Tour is meant to not only offer tournament opportunities, but also to help player’s develop with their own games. Unfortunately, there is a concern that some players are just using this as a playing opportunity. Starting with the opening Assistants Tour event, if a player returns a score of 90 or higher more than once, his employer will be contacted by the Tournament Committee. They will discuss what actions the player is taking to improve his or her game. If that player returns a 3rd score during the season of 90 or higher, he or she will be asked to suspend their play on the Assistants Tour until they have demonstrated their improvement and comfort to regain playing privileges. Apprentices preparing for their next Level checkpoint are reminded that the William A. Mitchell Scholarship Fund supports those with financial needs in completing the next requirements in their apprenticeship for PGA Membership. The Mitchell Scholarship Fund application will be posted in July this year with recipients announced at The Mitch Pro-Am at Innis Arden on Sept. 23rd.
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Earn 2 MSR Credits and Complete 2014 PGA Annual Operations Survey
To continue to provide you and all PGA Professionals with valuable facility operations data, including reports on top-line revenues and expenses, it is important for you to complete the 2014 Annual Operations Survey. In addition to earning up to 2 MSR credits by completing this survey on or before May 30, 2014, you will also benefit with im-portant research data that can help you:
Benchmark your facility’s performance with facilities in your target market Obtain your own customized reports Prepare for your annual budgeting process Ensure golf’s impact is being heard by state and national government
Click here to start this year's survey and provide your facility's calendar/fiscal year 2013 results.
PGA of America Offers Complimentary Online Education The complimentary online PGA Education that was announced in the April issue of Membership Matters, has now been soft-launched on PGALinks. These courses can be found within both the Education and MSR links: http://apps.pgalinks.com/professionals/apps/education/video_education/index.cfm?ems_event=140 There are eleven (11) online video seminars worth 1 or 2 MSR credits in the PGA REQUIRED category upon successful comple-tion (70%) of the assessment at the end of each seminar session. Each online seminar may only be taken once and there is just one assessment retake opportunity allowed. The topics include but are not limited to: Player Development, PerformanceTrak, CPP2.0, Connecting with Her, Staff Sales & Service Training, Knowing Your Customer and more. These online courses are being offered in order to supplement the in-person opportunities available through Section meetings, Section education and Player Development/Golf 2.0 programming. In addition, the PGA is hopeful that this helps to remove some of the burden that occurs in the final year of an MSR cycle. As of March 31, 2014, only 26.5% of PGA Members had fully met the MSR requirement, compared with 29.1% at the same time in the previous cycle.
Play Golf America Day Scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend May 24th Event to Celebrate Veterans, Families and 100th Anniversary of the Red Course at Eisenhower Park
For several years we have enjoyed a visit in late April or early May to Eisenhower Park for our Play Golf America Day. For 2014, however, we are making this a very special event. On Saturday, May 24th our Play Golf America program with free range balls, free lessons, a multitude of demo opportunities and a clinic by Dennis Walters will be a salute to our heroic Veterans, an invitation for families to enjoy the golf experience and be part of a celebration of the Eisenhower Park Red Course’s 100th Anni-versary. We have reached out to local veteran groups to invite them and their families to participate at this 10 am – 1 pm event. Dennis Walters will provide golf’s most inspirational hour with his special Show at 11:00 am. We are asking for profes-sionals who can help out with our free lessons between 10 am and 1 pm to please contact the Met PGA Office to volunteer. We know this is a busy holiday weekend, but we feel that celebrating it with our Veterans will be rewarding for everyone in-volved. See flyer attached for more info.
Rock Hill’s Michael Jacobs is Conducting Met Section Swing Study
Met Section Players are invited to participate in a study called THE MET SECTION COMPOSITE. You are invited to get suited up and get captured on GEARS anytime you would like. The capture only takes about 20 minutes and then all the collected data will be presented next fall/winter. Mike will be creating one Composite Golf Swing called the MET SECTION COMPOSITE, the swing will be a combination of the collected swings and will produce the MET Sec-tion Model. He has collected more than 15 players already but would love to get the sample size to at least 75. Please send a message to [email protected] to arrange a visit with Mike at Rock Hill Golf Course and to be part of this study. For more on GEARS go to: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=762543827097311
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Newsday Teaching Tips
PGA Members from Long Island are asked to please submit a 50-75 word teaching tip to [email protected]. These tips may at times accompany the Golf Columns by Mark Herrmann in either the Thursday or Sunday editions of Newsday on a space available basis. We feel this is a great way to promote our PGA Professionals as well as their facilities. PGA Members do receive MSR credits for their submission.
PGA Notes CBS and the PGA offer a special hour of “Beyond the Green” on Saturday, May 3rd with two half-hour programs starting at 2 pm before coverage of the Wells Fargo Championship. At 2 pm they will air Beyond the Green – Build-ing Future Leaders and at 2:30 pm it will be Beyond the Green – Transforming Lives Through Golf……….. The PGA has also launched their “Perfect Day” Campaign to try and promote golf’s benefits and to take aim at the intimidation factor…… When paying your dues this month, please check on your personal data and make sure it is current and correct…….With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day coming up, go to PGALinks and check out the Samsung purchasing program as well as the KitchenAide and Whirlpool VIP Link benefits…………Click here to view a short video (1 mi-nute 30 seconds) about The PGA Trade-In Network and how it can help make your shop more profitable………… Click here for a flyer on the PGA Golf Management Summer Experience for prospective students to visit a campus and learn more about the program.
Adams Golf Ahead
Anheuser Busch Associates Golf Car Service
Bermuda Tourism Bobby Jones Bushnell Callaway Carr Golf
Casa de Campo Club Car
Cobra/Puma Golf Cutter & Buck ‐ Paul McManus
Donald Ross Sportswear Empire Casino Ernst & Young
EZ‐GO Fairway Golf Car
Fit Golf Flight Scope Golf Buddy
Golf Performance Center‐Roger Knick Golf Genius Software GolfMax/Golf Pride Heritage Creations
J. Lindeberg Michael Hebron
Jani‐King JBA Awards
Kirk & Matz Tricia Lee
Lenox Advisors Lincoln
Mastercard Mercedes Benz
Middleton Golf Group/Tour Edge Mizuno
Mohegan Sun National Car Rental
NIKE Golf Oakley OMEGA
Peter Millar PGA National Resort & Spa
PGA Tour PING Polo
Premier Payments River’s End Trading Company
‐ Brooks Brothers, Page & Tuttle Summit Brands Sun Mountain
TaylorMade ‐ adidas Terry Murphy ‐ Fairway & Greene
Titleist/Footjoy Treiber Insurance
Villas of Grand Cypress Wheels Up Powered by Tour Golf
THANK YOU 2014 PARTNERS & SPONSORS
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Employment Update
We are pleased to announce that Plandome Country Club has recently announced the elevation of their PGA Head Professional, Mike Acerra to the position of Director of Golf (A-4) and at the same time, they have named Joe Dolezal as their new A-1 head professional. Joe moved from Piping Rock to Plandome in 2012 as the assistant to Mike Acerra. Congratulations to both of these professionals on this recent transition and promotion. There have also been some other recent changes and some that may have taken place previously but may not have been report-ed. These include Hudson National Golf Club where Theron Harvey has taken over as the General Manager (A-13) and Chris Cavanagh has moved from head professional to A-4, Director of Golf and Mark Parisi has been named the A-1 head professional after serving as the assistant. At Pound Ridge, Terry Slater has also been promoted and recent-ly been named the A-1 head professional at this upscale public golf course. At Poxabogue on Long Island, Steven Lee is now the A-4, Director of Golf while Patrick Flood returns to the Section as the A-1 head professional. At Ber-gen Point, Bob Miller has taken on the position as Director of Golf and he has appointed Paul Rollo as his A-1 head professional. Finally at Brynwood Country Club Josh Lowney has been promoted from Director of Golf to General Manager and as the new A-13 it was obvious from the incredible presentation that was enjoyed at the recent Pro-Assistants that this facility is in very capable hands.
We have the following assistant/staff positions available in the Met Section:
Dan Benzenberg , GolfTech Lake Grove (resumes to [email protected]) - seeking a full time instruc-tor. The position will include coaching individual lessons, assisting in daily operations, and taking an active role in merchandising of golf equipment. A majority of the lessons are individual one-on-one sessions, but clinics, short game, and playing lessons are all also part of the GolfTEC lesson program. Applications and more infor-mation can be found at http://golftec.com/about/careers
Nelson Long, Century CC (Resumes to [email protected]) - has a position open for outside player ser-vices. Will assist the caddymaster/starter . April 1- October 31. Compensation: salary & benefits
Doug Miller, Gold Coast Golf Center (Please email inquiries to [email protected], along with resume) - Immediate teaching opportunities for assistants looking to supplement their income, prior teaching ex-perience a plus. Immediate weekday and weekend clinic teaching positions for adult and junior programs.. Gold Coast Golf Center @ Town of Oyster Bay GC.
PGA Superstore of Westbury is now hiring Click here for more information Ronnie Wright, The GC at Middle Bay (resumes to [email protected]) - Looking for LPGA or PGA Asst Profes-
sional from May - November. Job description will consist of Teaching, limited Merchandising and shop time (25-40 hrs weekly at a hourly rate), assistance of implementing PGA Golf Programs and some supervision of outside staff. Computer proficient helpful. Also looking for Operations Staff May - December, Starter, Asst Starter, and Bag Room / Cart Barn service staff.
We also have the following head professional position and business opportunity outside the Met Section: Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas has retained Kopplin & Kuebler to assist with their search for a head pro-fessional. Click here for more information and instructions to apply. Kalos Golf is seeking a Tour Director. The position is being advertised by Kopplin & Kuebler and those interested can visit the Kalos website at www.kalosgolf.com and click here for the full position description and for application instructions. We also have the following business opportunity in the Met Section: TGA in Fairfield. Click here for more information We also have the following sales rep opportunity in the Met Section: Sun Mountain a leader in golf bags, outerwear, and carts is announcing the opening of the New York territory. This is an independent sales position and all inquiries should be sent to: Paul Branlund at [email protected]
Previously Listed Employment
Jimmi Conway, Pine Hills Country Club (No calls please, but if interested please send inquiries and resumes to [email protected]) - Seeking enthusiastic, energetic and knowledgeable LPGA, PGA, or apprentices for independent contractor to teach at club and have the ability to work into organizing and running a teaching facility. Position is from April-October, and candidate/s would pay a small percentage of lessons to the club for usage.
John Kennedy, Westchester CC ( Contact John at [email protected]) – Seeking Pro shop merchandiser. Full or part time - Yearly or seasonal. Compensation negotiable.
Frank Mattei, Bonnie Briar Country Club (resumes to [email protected]) – Seeking a golf shop manager Larry Menne, Tallgrass Golf Course (Resumes to [email protected]) - Seeking an Assistant Professional for the
2014 season. The position starts mid-April and runs through mid-October. Duties include shop hours, merchandising, tournaments, outings, club repair, clinics and individual lessons.
Bob Miller, Knollwood CC (please email [email protected] and [email protected] with resume. Phone calls to 914-592-7411 ext 242 or 245. Bob, Walter or Dante) - seeking golf shop personal with excellent customer service skills, computer savvy and experienced in merchandising sales for mid April through mid November. 35 to 40 hours per week. Salary commensurate with experience.
Steve Scott, Paramount CC (Resumes to [email protected] – deadline 3/21) – Seeking 3rd Assistant Professional/Assistant Outside Operations Manager. May 1 – October 1. This 3rd Assistant Professional will serve in an outside operations capacity as the main assistant to our outside operations supervisor. I am looking for a golf professional who is eager to move up the ladder and one who sees a long term future in the business. This seasonal position is perfect for an individual who works seasonally in the winter months in Florida or the like. Paramount Country Club was designed by A.W. Tillinghast and just received the 2013 Renovation of the Year by Golf Magazine. Paramount annually hosts U.S. Open qualifying and other regional qualifying events.
We also have the following positions in other Sections: Director of Golf at Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Fl. Click here for a description and application instructions
as posted by Kopplin & Kuebler. Director of Instruction position at Jupiter Hills Club in Tequesta, FL. Click here for a description and application
instructions as posted by Kopplin & Kuebler. Director of Golf position at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles, CA. Click here for a description and
application instructions as posted by Kopplin & Kuebler.
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Long Island Results Westchester Results
Spring Meeting Events Assistants Spring Meeting Results
Spring Meeting Results
Lincoln Pro Am Series Results April 17th @ VC at Sands Point
Trump National Golf Club - Bedminister, N.J. - Old Course Hole #9(Photo: The Trump Organization)
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Press ReleasesTrump National Golf Club – Bedminster, N.J. to Host 2022 PGA Championship & Trump National Golf Club – Washington, D.C. to Host 2017 SeniorPGA Championship presented by KitchenAid
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The PGA of America announced today that it has entered anew partnership with The Trump Organization, selecting Trump National Golf Club –Bedminster, N.J. as the site of the 2022 PGA Championship and Trump National Golf Club –Washington, D.C., in Potomac Falls, Va., as the site of the 2017 Senior PGA Championshippresented by KitchenAid.
In August 2022, Trump National Golf Club – Bedminster will host the 104th PGAChampionship, which will mark the third New Jersey course to host a PGA Championship andthe Championship’s fourth overall visit to the state. The 78th Senior PGA Championshippresented by KitchenAid in May 2017 at Trump National Golf Club – Washington, D.C., will bethe first time the most historic and prestigious championship in senior golf will be conductedin Virginia.
"The PGA of America is excited to begin a new chapter of major championship history bytaking two of our premier championships to venues that bear the Trump label of excellence,"said PGA President Ted Bishop. "Mr. Trump understands what it means to present both thefinest venues in golf and an unforgettable experience for both our fans and the greatestplayers in the game. We look forward to having these exceptional sites identify a majorchampion in the PGA Championship and the Senior PGA Championship presented byKitchenAid."
Donald J. Trump is chairman and president of The Trump Organization, which owns 16world-class golf properties throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East, notincluding the spectacular Trump National Doral, the 800-acre facility that Mr. Trump has justrebuilt.
"It is my great honor to be involved with the PGA of America, an organization which I have long respected," said Trump. "I would like to thank Ted Bishop andPete Bevacqua for having the confidence in me and The Trump Organization, and in particular recognizing the greatness of two facilities, one in the NewYork/New Jersey Metro area and the other, directly on the Potomac River in the D.C./Virginia/Maryland area. I have no doubt that these two highly acclaimedcourses will lead to one of the best PGA and Senior PGA Championships ever."
In addition to Trump golf properties set to host PGA-sanctioned majors, the PGA of America will conduct four premier championships in the New York/New JerseyMetropolitan area in less than a decade. Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., is the site of the 2016 PGA Championship, while Bethpage Black in Farmingdale,N.Y., will host the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2024 Ryder Cup.
Trump National Golf Club – Washington, D.C., was the site of the 2013 Junior PGA Championship, and features the newly built Championship Course, whichfronts its entire length on the Potomac River. The Tom Fazio designed course opened for play in 2009 and extends to 7,650 yards all along the river. Theproperty covers 800 rolling acres with a 50,000-square foot clubhouse as centerpiece resting on a 120-foot bluff.
Trump National Golf Club – Bedminster, built on the 600-acre former estate of sports car magnate John DeLorean, features two courses - the Old and NewCourse. The Old Course, designed by Tom Fazio, which will host the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2022 PGA Championship, opened for play in 2004 andplays to 7,560 yards. It has received rave reviews and since 2005 has been ranked among the Top 100 Golf Courses in America by GOLF Magazine and manyother rating systems. It is considered one of this country’s great golf courses and has the capacity to hold massive numbers of spectators.
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